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2015

Trimester 2 COURSE OUTLINE

SARC162 Design Communication

GENERAL

Trimester 2; 15 points

ASSESSMENT

100% internal by assignment

CLASS TIMES AND LOCATIONS

Introduction Lecture (only lecture for SARC162): 09:00 – 09:50 13 July Room: KLT303

STUDIO: (S1) M/Th 12:40 – 14:30 Room: WIG 101

(S2) M/Th 14:40 – 16:30 Room: WIG 101

COORDINATOR Coordinator

Name: Kevin Sweet

Room: VS 330

Phone: 04 463 4717

Office Hours: M/Th 10:00 – 11:00

Email: kevin.sweet@vuw.ac.nz

Assistant Coordinator

Name: Michael Dudding

Room: VS 214

Phone: 04 463 6294

Office Hours: TBA

Email: michael.dudding@vuw.ac.nz

Tutor details will be provided at start of the course.

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COMMUNICATION OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Any changes or additions to this Course Outline will be discussed and agreed with the class, and conveyed through

Blackboard or via email to all students enrolled in the course. Changes to submission dates for items of

assessment cannot occur without permission from the Head of School.

PRESCRIPTION

Studio-based projects explore principles, media and techniques used in the representation of three-dimensional design concepts. Discipline specific modules introduce topics in architecture, building science, interior architecture and landscape architecture.

COURSE CONTENT

This is a studio-based course that continues the concepts of representation of two and three-dimensional design

introduced in SARC 161. The trimester long project, divided into three assignments, will explore the communication of

a design process through a range of scales to make evident different discipline’s modes of communication.

The project will develop skills in design communication as a way to express a design intent discovered through a

working process and allow a development of a critical relationship with the tools used to represent an idea – to know

the limits and benefits made apparent through different approaches to communicating an idea. The aim of the course

is to provide a level of disciplinary specialization through the communication of design ideas. This is achieved through

a single project that shifts through a number of different scales and modes of representation to aid in the development

of visual communication skills.

COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Students who pass this course should be able to:

1. Generate and utilise various forms of graphic information for visual communication.

2. Demonstrate an understanding of two dimensional graphic information such as drawings, diagrams,

text, and annotations to effectively communicate design ideas and concepts.

3. Explore tools and methods used to produce various original graphic communication elements.

4. Compose graphic presentations that communicate design ideas, concepts, or intentions.

GRADUATE SKILLS

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Knowledge

Information literacy

Creative and Critical Thinking

Problem solving

Critical evaluation

Work autonomously

Creativity and innovation

Communication

Effective communication (written)

Effective communication (oral)

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Effective communication (graphic)

Work effectively in a team setting

Leadership

Ethical behaviour in social / professional / work environments

Responsible, effective citizenship

Commitment to responsibilities under the Treaty of Waitangi

TEACHING FORMAT

This course will be taught through the following: Online learning content There are no lecture sessions for SARC162. Online learning content will replace lectures and will be made available online in designated folders in SARC162 Blackboard. It is each student’s responsibility to ensure that they engage with the relevant designated online learning material prior to each studio session. Student engagement with online learning content is monitored via Blackboard, and assessed via small online quizzes in each designated folder. Students who do not have the necessary online capability at their accommodation will need to plan to allow sufficient time to carry out this work on University computers. Studio sessions Studio sessions are designed to facilitate students to carry out the empirical investigation necessary to develop skills to effectively communicate design ideas. Each studio session will be preceded by designated online lecture content. It is important that this material be reviewed prior to the relevant studio sessions, as the exercises that will be carried out in studio will be based upon the online lecture content (students who fail to do so will quickly be left behind in each studio session). Studio Reviews Reviews provide an important venue for learning where students will be responsible for presenting and discussing their work with their peers and teaching staff.

MANDATORY COURSE REQUIREMENTS

MCRs are requirements, in addition to achieving a pass grade, that students must meet in order to pass a

course. There are no mandatory course requirements for this course. See the ‘Assessment’ section, below.

WORKLOAD

Attendance and participation are important aspects of the learning process, and you are expected to engage with all

of the online learning content, and attend all of the studio sessions and reviews.

If extraordinary circumstances arise that require you to be absent from some class sessions, you should discuss the

situation with the Course Coordinator as soon as possible.

You should expect to spend around 150 hours on this course, including scheduled class times, online learning content

engagement, and independent assignment work. Typically this involves around 10 hours per week during the 12

teaching weeks, with the balance during the mid-trimester break and study week

Please visit the link below for information on Studio Courses:

www.victoria.ac.nz/fad/faculty-administration/current-students#studioculturepolicy

ASSESSMENT

All work submitted for this course must be original and developed for this course only, unless prior approval is gained from the course coordinator to further develop existing work from previous or concurrent courses.

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The course is internally assessed by assignment work in the form of 4 projects and online quizzes. Assignments are

assessed and graded A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, D, E, (where C- is a PASS). Grades only are issued to students.

The final grade for the course is based on the aggregation of the percentage marks for each of the assignments, and

a final grade of C- or better is required to pass the course.

NOTE: In order to ensure equity, hand-in dates cannot be modified. A hand-in date cannot be changed

without permission from the Head of School.

To provide a comprehensive overview, a detailed description of the assignments which contribute towards the final

course grade follows:

Online Learning Content: Quizzes (2 per week) .... 10%

Project 1a: Pattern Making (3 Weeks: due 30 July) .... 15%

Project 1b: Shift/Slide (3 Weeks: due 20 August) .... 20%

Project 1c: Push/Pull (3 Weeks: due 24 September) .... 25%

Project 1d: Rotate (3 Weeks: due 15 October) .... 30%

Total .... 100%

The submission requirements and assessment criteria for the 4 projects are as follows:

Project 1a: (15%)

Brief description: Pattern Making

Submission Requirements:

2-4 Printed A2 sheets for presentation

2-4 digital PDF submitted to Blackboard

Project 1 Project 1a Assessment Criteria CLO(s)

Progress

Project requirements

Drawing proficiency 1

Presentation: composition (print), graphic communication 4

Craft 4

Note: Detailed assessment criteria for this project will be made available through the SARC162 Blackboard

rubric for the project.

Project 1b: (20%)

Brief description: Shift/Slide

Submission Requirements:

PDF presentation formatted for widescreen monitor

PDF digital file submitted to Blackboard

Project 1b Assessment Criteria CLO(s)

Progress

Project requirements

Drawing proficiency 1

Presentation: composition (screen), graphic communication 4

Craft 4

Explore tools and methods of design communication 3

Note: Detailed assessment criteria for this project will be made available through the SARC162 Blackboard

rubric for the project.

Project 1c: (25%)

Brief description:

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Submission Requirements:

4-6 Printed A2 sheets for presentation

4-6 digital PDF submitted to Blackboard

Project 1c Assessment Criteria CLO(s)

Progress

Project requirements

Drawing proficiency 1

Presentation: composition (screen), graphic communication 4

Presentation: oral communication 4

Craft 4

Explore tools and methods of design communication 3

Demonstrate an understanding of graphic information 2

Note: Detailed assessment criteria for this project will be made available through the SARC162 Blackboard

rubric for the project.

Project 1d: (30%)

Brief description:

Submission Requirements:

PDF presentation formatted for widescreen monitor

PDF digital file submitted to Blackboard Assessment Criteria:

Project 1d Assessment Criteria CLO(s)

Progress

Project requirements

Drawing proficiency 1

Presentation: composition (screen), graphic communication 4

Presentation: oral communication 4

Craft 4

Explore tools and methods of design communication 3

Demonstrate an understanding of graphic information 2

Note: Detailed assessment criteria for this project will be made available through the SARC162 Blackboard

rubric for the project.

The School has a long tradition of providing critical review of student work as it progresses especially in design

projects. This will be assessed in projects 1c and 1d. For further information, please refer to the website below.

Critical Review: www.victoria.ac.nz/fad/faculty-administration/current-students/faqs#criticalreview

All grades posted during this course are only provisional results until entered on your student record in Banner.

SUBMISSION AND RETURN OF WORK

All work submitted for assessment must be accompanied by an ASSESSMENT DECLARATION FORM.

You are responsible for ensuring your work is submitted on time and in the required format.

Except for work submitted after the deadline, all hand-ins must be submitted to the Hand-in folder on the R-Drive. This

is a School of Architecture requirement to ensure that student work is appropriately archived.

Work submitted late must be submitted to the Course Coordinator.

Late submissions will be penalised as set out below, unless an extension is approved by the Course Coordinator.

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EXTENSIONS In the event of illness or other extraordinary circumstances that prevent you from submitting and/or presenting a piece

of work on time, or that you feel adversely affect the quality of the work you submit, it is important that you discuss

your circumstances with the Course Coordinator as soon as possible so that appropriate arrangements may be made.

You must also complete an Application for Extension form (available from the Faculty Office), and submit it to Asmaa

Bouhalba (Asmaa.Bouhalba@vuw.ac.nz) before the hand-in date. You will also need to provide suitable evidence of

your illness or other circumstances.

In an emergency, or if you are unable to contact Asmaa Boulhalba or your Course Coordinator, you should advise the

Faculty Office of your situation.

PENALTIES

For work that arrives late without an approved extension, the following penalty will be applied: 5% immediately, then

5% for every subsequent 24 hours including weekends.

REQUIRED MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

Students will need to provide all materials and equipment as necessary for the completion of required work. Please

check the website link below for general requirements:

www.victoria.ac.nz/fad/faculty-administration/current-students/faqs#materialsandequipment This course is heavily based on digital software and it is highly recommended that all students arrive to every studio session with a laptop to get the most out of each session. SARC162 will utilise various software applications including AutoCad, Rhino, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe InDesign. All of the software is available on the School of Architecture computers for those who do not have the software available on their own laptops.

SET TEXTS

None

RECOMMENDED READING

Abbott, Edwin A. Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions. New York: Dover Publications, 1952.

Evans, Robin. The Projective Cast: Architecture and its Three Geometries. Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press, 1997.

Ching, Frank. Architecture: Form, Space, & Order. Hoboken, N.J: John Wiley & Sons, 2007.

Ching, Frank. Architectural Graphics. Hoboken, N.J: John Wiley & Sons, 2009.

Ching, Frank. Interior Design Illustrated. Hoboken: Wiley, 2012.

Forseth, Kevin,Vaughan, David. Graphics for Architecture. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold; 1980.

Kieran, Stephen and James Timberlake. Refabricating Architecture: How Manufacturing Methodologies Are Poised to Transform Building Construction. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2004.

Kolarevic, Branko. Architecture in the digital age: Design and manufacturing. New York: Taylor & Francis, 2005.

Lynn, Greg, ed. Folding in Architecture. London: John Wiley & Sons, 2004.

Panero, Julius, Zelnik,Martin, 1939. Human Dimension & Interior Space: A Source Book of Design Reference Standards. New York: Whitney Library of Design; 1979.

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Shop/Sharples, Holden, Pasquarelli, Versioning: Evolutionary Techniques in Architecture. London: Academy Editions, 2002.

Uddin, M. Saleh. Axonometric and oblique drawing: A 3-D construction, Rendering and Design Guide. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997.

SCHEDULE OF SESSIONS

Week

Month

Day Date Item Location Time Comments

Week 29 July

M 13 Studio WIG 101 S1: 12:40-14:30 S2: 14:40-16:30

Trimester 2 begins

TU 14

W 15

TH 16 Studio WIG 101 S1: 12:40-14:30 S2: 14:40-16:30

F 17

Week 30 July

M 20 Studio WIG 101 S1: 12:40-14:30 S2: 14:40-16:30

TU 21

W 22

TH 23 Studio WIG 101 S1: 12:40-14:30 S2: 14:40-16:30

F 24 Withdrawal refund

This is the last date that you can withdraw from a Tri 2 course with a full fees refund

Week 31 July

M 27 Studio WIG 101 S1: 12:40-14:30 S2: 14:40-16:30

TU 28

W 29

TH 30 Studio WIG 101 S1: 12:40-14:30 S2: 14:40-16:30

Project 1a Due

F 31

Week 32 August

M 3 Studio WIG 101 S1: 12:40-14:30 S2: 14:40-16:30

TU 4

W 5

TH 6 Studio WIG 101 S1: 12:40-14:30 S2: 14:40-16:30

F 7

Week 33 August

M 10 Studio WIG 101 S1: 12:40-14:30 S2: 14:40-16:30

TU 11

W 12

TH 13 Studio WIG 101 S1: 12:40-14:30 S2: 14:40-16:30

F 14

Week 34 August

M 17 Studio WIG 101 S1: 12:40-14:30 S2: 14:40-16:30

TU 18

W 19

TH 20 Studio WIG 101 S1: 12:40-14:30 S2: 14:40-16:30

Project 1b Due

F 21

Week 35 August

M 24 Mid-trimester break

TU 25

W 26

TH 27

F 28

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Week 36 August/ September

M 31

TU 1

W 2

TH 3

F 4 Mid-trimester break ends

Week 37 September

M 7 Studio WIG 101 S1: 12:40-14:30 S2: 14:40-16:30

TU 8

W 9

TH 10 Studio WIG 101 S1: 12:40-14:30 S2: 14:40-16:30

F 11

Week 38 September

M 14 Studio WIG 101 S1: 12:40-14:30 S2: 14:40-16:30

TU 15

W 16

TH 17 Studio WIG 101 S1: 12:40-14:30 S2: 14:40-16:30

F 18

Week 39 September

M 21 Studio WIG 101 S1: 12:40-14:30 S2: 14:40-16:30

TU 22

W 23

TH 24 Studio WIG 101 S1: 12:40-14:30 S2: 14:40-16:30

Project 1a Due

F 25 Course withdrawals

After this date the Associate Dean’s approval is required for withdrawals from Tri 2 courses.

Week 40 September/October

M 28 Studio WIG 101 S1: 12:40-14:30 S2: 14:40-16:30

TU 29

W 30

TH 1 Studio WIG 101 S1: 12:40-14:30 S2: 14:40-16:30

F 2

Week 41 October

M 5 Studio WIG 101 S1: 12:40-14:30 S2: 14:40-16:30

TU 6

W 7

TH 8 Studio WIG 101 S1: 12:40-14:30 S2: 14:40-16:30

F 9

Week 42 October

M 12 Studio WIG 101 S1: 12:40-14:30 S2: 14:40-16:30

TU 13

W 14

TH 15 Studio WIG 101 S1: 12:40-14:30 S2: 14:40-16:30

Project 1a Due

F 16

Week 43 October

M 19 Study/Examination Period

TU 20

W 21

TH 22

F 23 Examination Period begins

Week 44 October

M 26 Labour Day – Public Holiday

TU 27

W 28

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TH 29

F 30

Week 45 November

M 2

TU 3

W 4

TH 5

F 6

Week 46 November

M 9

TU 10

W 11

TH 12

F 13

S 14 Examination Period ends

CLASS REPRESENTATIVES The Faculty of Architecture and Design operates a system of Class Representatives in 100-level courses, and Year

Representatives in each of the professional disciplines. Student Representatives are elected during a class session in

the first week of teaching. All Student Representatives will be listed on the STUDiO notice board in the Atrium, and the

relevant Representatives are also listed on studio notice boards. Student Representatives have a role in liaising

between staff and students to represent the interests of students to the academic staff, and also in providing students

with a communication channel to STUDiO and the Student Representation organiser.

STUDENT FEEDBACK The Course Coordinator will discuss feedback from previous students at an appropriate time during the course. Student feedback on University courses may be found at www.cad.vuw.ac.nz/feedback/feedback_display.php.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION

The information above is specific to this course. There is other important information that students must familiarise themselves with, including:

Academic Integrity and Plagiarism: www.victoria.ac.nz/home/study/plagiarism

Aegrotats: www.victoria.ac.nz/about/governance/dvc-academic/documents/aegrotat.pdf

Academic Progress: www.victoria.ac.nz/home/study/academic-progress (including restrictions and non-engagement)

Dates and deadlines: www.victoria.ac.nz/home/study/dates

Faculty Current Students site: www.victoria.ac.nz/fad/faculty-administration/current-students

Grades: http://www.victoria.ac.nz/students/study/progress/grades

Resolving academic issues: www.victoria.ac.nz/about/governance/dvc-academic/documents/grievances.pdf

Special passes: http://www.victoria.ac.nz/about/governance/dvc-academic/documents/special-pass-application-form.pdf

Statutes and policies including the Student Conduct Statute: www.victoria.ac.nz/home/about/policy

Student support: www.victoria.ac.nz/home/viclife/studentservice

Students with disabilities: www.victoria.ac.nz/st_services/disability

Class Rep name and contact details: Alec Pempek, Olivia Hunter, Paige Williams, Natalie Bocock, Connor Offen, Gareth Kean

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Student Charter: www.victoria.ac.nz/home/viclife/student-charter

Student Contract: www.victoria.ac.nz/home/admisenrol/enrol/studentcontract

Turnitin: www.cad.vuw.ac.nz/wiki/index.php/Turnitin

University structure: www.victoria.ac.nz/home/about

VUWSA: www.vuwsa.org.nz

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Work Submitted for Assessment

Declaration Form Student’s full name : Course : Assignment/project : (number and title)

Date submitted : _____________________________________________________________________ Refer to the information on Academic Integrity, Plagiarism and Copyright on the back of this form. I confirm that: I have read and understood the University’s information on academic integrity and plagiarism contained at

http: www.victoria.ac.nz/home/study/plagiarism and outlined below:

I have read and understood the general principles of copyright law as set out below:

This project/assignment is entirely the result of my own work except where clearly acknowledged otherwise:

Any use of material created by someone else is permitted by the copyright owner. Signed: Date:

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Academic Integrity, Plagiarism and Copyright ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

Academic integrity is important because it is the core value on which the University’s learning, teaching and research activities are based. University staff and students are expected to treat academic, intellectual or creative work that has been done by other people with respect at all times. Victoria University’s reputation for academic integrity adds value to your qualification. Academic integrity is simply about being honest when you submit your academic work for assessment

You must acknowledge any ideas and assistance you have had from other people.

You must fully reference the source of those ideas and assistance.

You must make clear which parts of the work you are submitting are based on other people’s work.

You must not lie about whose ideas you are submitting.

When using work created by others either as a basis for your own work, or as an element within your own

work, you must comply with copyright law Summarised from information on the University’s Integrity and Plagiarism website:

www.victoria.ac.nz/home/study/plagiarism

PLAGIARISM

The University defines plagiarism as presenting someone else’s work as if it were your own, whether you mean to or not. ‘Someone else’s work’ means anything that is not your own idea. Even if it is presented in your own style, you must acknowledge your sources fully and appropriately. This includes:

Material from books, journals or any other printed source

The work of other students or staff

Information from the internet

Software programs and other electronic material

Designs and ideas

The organisation or structuring of any such material

Find out more about plagiarism, how to avoid it and penalties, on the University’s website:

www.victoria.ac.nz/home/study/plagiarism

COPYRIGHT

Copyright law regulates the use of the work of an author, artist, designer or other creator.

Copyright applies to created work including designs, music, computer programs, artistic and literary work.

The work can be in printed, digital, audio, video or other formats.

Normally the author or creator of a work owns the copyright for their lifetime and for 50 years after their

death, (although sometimes someone other than the creator of a work owns the copyright to the work, such

as the creator’s employer, or a person who commissions the creator’s work).

You must have permission from the copyright owner to copy, alter, display, distribute or otherwise use

created work.

If the creator has applied a Creative Commons licence to a work, this permits others to use the work but only

in accordance with that licence.

Further information on copyright is available on the Victoria University website:

http://library.victoria.ac.nz/library/about/policies/copyright.html